Empire Justice News

CASH Coach REceives $10K Grant
RACF Women's Giving Circle AWards C.A.S.H. Coach $10,000 grant

NYSBF Awards Empire Justice $5,000 Grant
NYSBF Awards Empire Justice $5,000 Grant

Empire Justice 2010 Survey
This summer Empire Justice surveyed advocates familiar with its work to provide feedback on the services it provides and to help shape priorities. This report details the survey findings.

Improvements to the Consumer & Community Development Section of Website Planned
The Consumer, Housing, C.A.S.H. and Community Development (CHCCD) Unit just finished a plan to enhance the Consumer Community Development issue area of Empire Justice Center’s website. As the plan is implemented over the next several months, look for the following improvements to the C&CD issue area.

Support Our Work - Donate Today!!
Two of three core funding sources for civil legal services continue to face virtual elimination and ongoing delays in the New York State budget will soon begin to force legal services providers to cut services, cut staff, close offices.

New Yorkers for Responsible Lending (NYRL)
New Yorkers for Responsible Lending (NYRL) is a statewide coalition that promotes access to fair and affordable financial services and the preservation of assets for all New Yorkers and their communities.

Empire Justice Center Elects Officers and New Board Members
Empire Justice Center, a statewide leader working to achieve social and economic justice for people in New York State, is pleased to announce the election of three new members to its Board of Directors.

Integrating Information Sharing: The LSJ and the Web
Like many publications across the country the Legal Services Journal has tried to respond to the ways that people take in information. For the last several years we have posted the Journal on our website and made it available to download in its entirety or read online.

New Website Supports Self-Help
In the website’s first week, I had the pleasure of seeing how useful a tool it can be when I received a call from a gentleman who had found materials on our website and had questions.

LSJ Returns - New Empire Justice Center Website Launches
We are pleased to be able to offer the first Legal Services Journal of 2009.

Empire Justice Center Welcomes New Board Members
The Board of Directors of the Empire Justice Center welcomes new members:

Advocacy Breakthrough: Client Information
Legal service advocates in Rochester encountered an obstacle when attempting to obtain information about their clients from caseworkers at the Monroe County Department of Human Services (DHS).

Richness of Backgrounds is Outstanding as Summer Interns Take on Projects in Rochester and Albany Offices
The Rochester and Albany offices of Empire Justice Center have been fortunate to have several summer interns working on a variety of projects.

Empire Justice Web Statistics Grow Steadily
As the technical assistance and support center for civil legal services, one of the things we do is maintain an every-growing website that brings to the community a variety of resources to help in their work.

Empire Justice 2007 Board
Empire Justice is pleased to announce the election of new Board Members and Officers. We are very excited to welcome new members and officers, to offer thanks to those continuing to serve and to wish our departing Board members all the best.

Empire Justice Center to Open a Long Island Office
Empire Justice will be opening a Long Island office as part of Touro Law School’s newly created Long Island Public Interest Legal Center. The Center will house other not-for-profit agencies, including Nassau Suffolk Lawl Services, the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund, the Civil Liberties Union, and others.

New Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) at Empire Justice Center
Next year, attorneys at Empire Justice Center will take part in a new loan repayment assistance program (LRAP) recently approved by our Board of Directors. The program will provide attorneys and those with job-related graduate school debt at Empire Justice with a forgivable loan each year to partially offset the monthly expense of repaying that debt.

Domestic Violence Legal Program Expands and Enhances Services
Thanks to funding received from the New York State Senate, the Empire Justice Center is pleased to announce the expansion and enhancement of legal technical assistance and training to the civil legal services community and other domestic violence-related service providers outside of New York City.